Excellent OPPORTUNITY to get this all BRICK home with basement conveniently located to I-285. Tons of potential! This home features an UPGRADED METAL ROOF, HARDWOOD FLOORING, over-sized kitchen, and spacious family room layout. This low maintenance exterior home is comfortably nestled in an ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. A two car garage enters the basement and there is extra concrete padding for additional parking. Some cosmetic TLC and updates will add SUBSTANTIAL VALUE and make this the perfect home for many years to come.
Single-familyProperty Type
1959Year Built
0.4 acresLot Size
$126Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by CYNTHIA JOHNSON• SouthSide Realtors, LLC
Bought with Bikash Chhetri• Keller Williams Realty Atl Partners
Source:FMLS #5971911
Redfin Estimate
$210,577
$91K since sold in April 2018$4,000 since August
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This home's estimate is 27.3% lower than the average sale price ($290K) of 6 comparable homes.
Excellent OPPORTUNITY to get this all BRICK home with basement conveniently located to I-285. Tons of potential! This home features an UPGRADED METAL ROOF, HARDWOOD FLOORING, over-sized kitchen, and spacious family room layout. This low maintenance exterior home is comfortably nestled in an ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. A two car garage enters the basement and there is extra concrete padding for additional parking. Some cosmetic TLC and updates will add SUBSTANTIAL VALUE and make this the perfect home for many years to come.
Public Records
Aug 30, 1984
Sold
$58,487
$35/sq ft
Public Records
Mar 1, 1980
Sold
$51,500
$31/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,129 (−3.2%)
$26,600 + $87,000
$113,600
2024
$3,231 (+31.9%)
$26,600 + $87,000
$113,600
2023
$2,451 (−9.4%)
$26,600 + $88,760
$115,360
2022
$2,704 (+46.0%)
$19,000 + $76,480
$95,480
2021
$1,852 (+2.7%)
$19,000 + $39,560
$58,560
2020
$1,804 (−26.6%)
$19,000 + $39,560
$58,560
2019
$2,458 (+5.2%)
$4,080 + $43,880
$47,960
2018
$2,336 (+48.8%)
$4,320 + $40,760
$45,080
2017
$1,570 (−14.2%)
$4,320 + $40,760
$45,080
2016
$1,830 (+49.8%)
$4,320 + $29,120
$33,440
2014
$1,222 (−0.2%)
$4,320 + $31,680
$36,000
2012
$1,225 (−9.5%)
$4,320 + $14,880
$19,200
2011
$1,353 (−43.0%)
$4,160 + $18,352
$22,512
2010
$2,374 (+2.1%)
$6,080 + $44,320
$50,400
2008
$2,324
Tax history for 893 Rays Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$3,129 (−3.2%)
$26,600 + $87,000
$113,600
2024
$3,231 (+31.9%)
$26,600 + $87,000
$113,600
2023
$2,451 (−9.4%)
$26,600 + $88,760
$115,360
2022
$2,704 (+46.0%)
$19,000 + $76,480
$95,480
2021
$1,852 (+2.7%)
$19,000 + $39,560
$58,560
2020
$1,804 (−26.6%)
$19,000 + $39,560
$58,560
2019
$2,458 (+5.2%)
$4,080 + $43,880
$47,960
2018
$2,336 (+48.8%)
$4,320 + $40,760
$45,080
2017
$1,570 (−14.2%)
$4,320 + $40,760
$45,080
2016
$1,830 (+49.8%)
$4,320 + $29,120
$33,440
2014
$1,222 (−0.2%)
$4,320 + $31,680
$36,000
2012
$1,225 (−9.5%)
$4,320 + $14,880
$19,200
2011
$1,353 (−43.0%)
$4,160 + $18,352
$22,512
2010
$2,374 (+2.1%)
$6,080 + $44,320
$50,400
2008
$2,324
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.37 Acres
Year renovated
1993
Sq. Ft.
1,667
Year built
1959
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 094 07 011
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Sep 14, 2026.
R-85
Residential Medium Lot-85 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) District is as follows: To provide for the protection of neighborhoods within the county where lots have a minimum area of twelve thousand square feet; To provide for compatible infill development in neighborhoods; To provide protections for existing development as new subdivisions are created; To provide flexibility in design on the interior of new development while protecting surrounding development; To assure that the uses and structures authorized in the R-85 (Residential Medium Lot-85) District are those uses and structures designed to serve the housing, recreational, educational, religious, and social needs of the neighborhood; To provide for appropriately sized accessible and useable open space in new developments for health, recreational and social opportunities for county residents; To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan.
Home facts updated by county records on Sep 14, 2026
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Jolly Elementary School
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3/10
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5/10
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2/10
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